I am thankful 2/21/2010
For socks. Well-made socks are one of life’s best comforts. For relatively pain-free days. It only takes a little pain to remind me of how very blessed I am most…
ReadmoreMotivation and Paper Clips
Erin’s Just One Week is my favorite blog for consistent practical nudges to build better habits. What I love most about it is the way that Erin approaches the topic:…
ReadmoreAsh Wednesday and Unfaithfulness
At today’s Mass, after hearing the Gospel, we all line up to do not what Jesus commands, but the opposite. Unlike Holy Thursday, when we act out the command of Christ…
ReadmoreHappy Mardi Gras!
I have to admit that I do not really “get” Mardi Gras. Is the idea to party so hard that you are asleep for all of Lent (or at least…
ReadmoreIn Singing, The Affection Of One Loving
While reading Pope Benedict’s “The Presence of the Lord in the Sacrament” in God is Near Us I was reminded of the importance of complete bodily worship, and ashamed to…
ReadmoreI am thankful 2/14/2010
For washing machines. Having to wash cloths by hand is not my idea of winter fun, so I am quite happy that I do not have to. For jeans. As…
ReadmoreBooks
I have loved books for years and accumulated hundreds by the time I was in my mid-teens. When I went to college I started trying to reduce my collection, but…
ReadmoreBut Where is Jesus?
Over the past few months I have been given a great gift. By American standards I have been poor. It is not real poverty: there has been plenty of (really cheap) food,…
ReadmoreNontraditional Lullabies
My husband has said for years that he thinks that Tantum Ergo would make a great lullaby. I never disagreed with him (all eye-rolling to the contrary) but now I…
ReadmoreI am thankful 1/7/2010
For the many options available for daily mass and communion services, and the fact that the different parishes provide a continual reminder that the only thing that really matters is…
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